Articulated car



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ARTICULATED CAR.

- Application filed October 19, 1926. Serial Nc. 142,634.

The invention relates to articulated cars designed particularly for useon city and interurban surface lines.

The object of the invention, generally stated, is to improve cars ofthis general type in regard to ease in loadirug and unlcading,collection of fares, safety of the passengers and in other respects tobe mentionedv An important object of the invention, more specificallystated. is to provide a plural section articulated car having animproved construction with respect to the floor plan and seatingarrangement as well location of doorswherehy passengers may enter at oneend into a certain area where they may remain prior to the paying ot'.the tare the conductor and the tare box being so stacloned as tonecessitate payment of the tare before passengers can pass from saidarea into the fare-paid area or leave the car from either area.

Another ob'ect of the invention is to rovide an articulated car whichwill require a crew of only two. a motorman stationed at the front and aconductor stationed at the center, the cost at operation beingconsequently reduced.

Another object of the invention is to provide an articulated car of thistype in which the seats in the tare-paid area extend transversely. theincreased eomiort to be derived from riding in such seats attracting theattention of the passengers entering. the car at the unpaid area wherethe seats extend longitudinally and are consequently less comfortable,the. resiilt being that passengers will be induced to pay their farespromptly so as to pass into the more desirable end of the car, therebeing. however, no delays in loading or unloading as will of course beapparent.

A still further object ot'the invention is to provide a car of thischaracter in which the maximum space in the paid area may be utilizedtorthe seating arrangement as the doors are located one at the center andthe other at the front and both being controlled readily by theconductor and motorman respectively. 4

Another ob iect ot the invention is to provide an articulated car inwhich the various sections are connected by specially c'on structedvestibules which permit tree passage therethrough but whi h exclude drfts "from the interiorot the car, in addition to serving as means uponwhich may be mounted the main cable supports which, being properlyinsulated and prevented from contact with any part of the vestibules, orother car parts, will promote the safety of passeners.

An additional object is to provide an articulated car having preferablythree units or sections so mounted with reference to running gear thatonly four sets of trucks, as well as motors, will be needed, certain ofthe trucksbeing ot a standard type and others being preferably ofspecial construction ,inasmuch as they are located beneath theVestibules.

The above and other objects and advantages will become apparent duringthe course pt the following description and from an inspection of thedrawing which forms part .of the application and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of anarticulated car constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a floor plan thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I have somewhatdiagrammatically represented an articulated car embodying three sections1, 2 and 3, all of which may be similar in so far as detailedconstruction is concerned but all of which have different sea-tingarrangements as will be hereinafter brought out. .The sections areconnected by vestibules 4 consisting of interfitting; relativelyrotatabledrums or drum sections of accepted pattern and beneath whichare lo-' cated trucks 5 probably necessarily of special design. Thesections 1 and 3 are additionally supported by other trucks 6 (itordinary or standard pattern. I have discovered that it is sufiicient toequip the car with tour-motors of any desired type. two being located oneach of the trucks 6. this arrangerncnt'naturally reducing stresses andstrains on the trucks 5 which arolocated at the points of articulation.

The endmost sections are of course equipped with the usual or anypreferred couplers 7, trolley poles or other current collectors 8.together with. the usual adjuncts and auxiliaries. Each section is alsoprovided with ventilators 8 Y It is very convenient to utilize the topsof the vestibule drums ior mounting thereon main cable supports 9/ sothat the cables will bc prevcntcd from contact with the vest-i bules orother parts of the cars, sifety of the passengers bci 11; therebypromoted.

A very important feature is the construe tion of all three sections inthe matter of they door and seat arrangement. The inotornuin isstationed at the front end 10 of the section 7. and the necessarycontrols are also located at this point. lnimediatcly back of then'iotormanit is preferable to provide a guard rail 11 which is locatedat :1 point. intermediate of the doorway which is norumlly closed by atdoor or doors 1? of my preferred construction and within ready controlof the motorman. lnsscngers entering may of course pass at either sideof the guard rail 11 into the section 1 which is equipped Withlongitudinally extending seats 13 with an aisle ll between them alongwhich. passengers may Walk to the sections end 3.. The exit door 15 islocated preferably at the center of the middle section 2 and controlledpreferably by the coiuluctmwho is stationed at the point 16 where thefore box 17 is also located. A guard rail 18 is also provided to preventthe conductor from being crowded and to form :1 support upon which the"fare box may be attached. T he entire section 1 and that lnili ot thesection 2 nearest thereto constitute the unpzrid area or space which maybe occupied by passengers prior to paymentof the fore. it being.necessary that the passenger-spay their tare .When passing the conductorto reach the exit. door 15 or to rcnch the tare-paid area which c nsistsof the entire section 3 and the other half of the section 52. Thesection 2 is also provided with longitudinally extending seats 19 andprojecting" out from that sideopposite the doorway it is advisable topro.- vide guard rail '20 which Will limit the space through whichpassengers may Walk while passing the conductor, this being of advantagein preventing them from crowdpest so rapidly as to accompl sh evasion orfare payment. I

To render the paid area. more attractive so that passengers will hastento pay in order to enter the some, I prefer to provide transverseseat-s21 in the section 3 it being Well known that seats of this typeare linore coin't'ortnble especially during a long? ride. Shortlongitudinal seats are proforobly provided near the vestibule and the,rear end may also be equipped with other seats 23 which follow thecontour thereof; The aisle 24. between the transverse seats intended tobe snlhciently wide to 2000111 end section and half of the intermediateniodete passengers entering or lcaying nnd. will also provide standingroom in case oi unusually crowded conditions! Inasmuch as there is nodoor in the section 3 the nuixi-' mum space may be utilized in thematter o't seats. M From lithe foregoing description and :i'

remo se study oi" the drawing it will be apparent that I have thusprovided an articulated cor embodying many distinct features ofadvantage, foremost among which is the focih ity with which loading andunloading niey' be carried out, there. being no necessity tor the cartorcnniin stntionairy while passe! get-s pay their fares upon entering:is is usually the case, all financial transactions being; carried outYs'llllO the car is travelling; (llcnrly, the usual clelnys areZlVOKlLtl and ii'hiie I have shown and described the preferredembodimentot' the invention, it.

should ofcourse be understood that the disclosnre merely onexernplifirst-on ot' the principles involved and that the right 13reserved to make all such. changes and modifications in the details oiconstrlution and. in the arrangement and combination of parts as willincrease the adaptability and Widen the field of utility provided. suchvariations constitute no departure lrom the salient features oi? theinvention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended. 7

Having claim:

thus described the invention,

l. in an articulated car. a plurality of end sections, an inter-mediatesection pivotally connected therewith, trucks located-beneath the pivotpoints of the sections, and other trucks mounted beneath the outer endportions of the end sections, the second named trucks carrying the powersupplying motors.

2. In a'n articulated car, end sections. an intermediatesection, saidsections hein pivotally connc cool. vestibule members at the pivots,support-inc; trucks located heneeththe pirots, otter trucks of standardpattern lo cated beneath the ends of the end sections and drive motorscarried by said last named trucks. I

3. In an articulated car, end sections, an intermediate section, all ofthe sections being jpi'votnlly connected, one end section-having anentrance door and the intermediate section having an exit door, thefirst named section constituting the area to be occupied by passengersWhose fares are unpaid, and the remaining half of the intermediatesection together with the other end section defining the area to beoccupied subsequent to t'nre payment.

newness 4. In an articnlated car, end sections an intermediate section,all of the sectlons being pivotally connected, one end sectionhavingan'entrance door and the intermediate section haying an exit door.the first named end sectionand half ofthe intermediate sectionconstituting thearea to be occupied by passengers whose fares areunpaid, and the remaining half of the intermediatev sectiontogetherflwith tin: other end section defining the area to be occupiedsubsequent-to fare payment, a conductors station located at the exitdoor in position nece'ssitating'passage of all passengers before theconductor while moving from said unpaid area to the paid area and fromeither area to the exit door.

5.'I-n an articulated car. end sections, an intermediate section. all ofthe sections being pivotally connected. one end sectionhaving anentrance door and'the intermediate section having an exit door.-thefirst named endsection. and half of the intermediate sectionconstituting the area to be' occupied by passengers whose fares areunpaid, and the remainin; half of the intermediate section together Withthe other end section defining the area to is occupied subsequent tofare payment, th first named end section being provided withlongitudinal seats and the second named end section being provided withtransverse seats.

6. In an articulated car. end sections and an intermediate section allpivotally con-.

net-ted. the forward end section having an entrance door near themotormans station andrthe intermediate sectlon having an exit dooradjacent the conductors station, the forward section and the portion ofthe intermediate section inadvance of the conductors stationconstituting" an area to be occupied by passengers prior to farepayment, and the rear section and portion of the intermediate section tothe rear of the conductors station constituting an area to be occupiedby pas sengers subsequent to fare payment, and seats in all of thesections.

7.. In an articulated car, end sections and an intermediate section allpivotally con nccted. the forward end section having an entrance doornear the motormans station and the intermediatesection having an exitdoor adjacent the conductors station. the forward section and theportion of the intermediate section in advance of the conductors stationconstituting an area to be occupied by passengers prior to fare payment,and the rearsection and portion of the intermediate section to the rearof the conductors station constituting an area to be occupied bypassengers subsequent to fare payment, and seats in all of thesectionsthe seats in the unpaid area extending longitudinally of the carand those in the paid area extending "transversely.

8. In an articulated car, aplurality of pivotally connected sections,vestibules at the pivotal connections, and main cable supports mountedabove the tops of the vestibules for maintaining the cables out ofcontact with the vestibules and adjacent parts.

,Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH M. SUWREZ.

